I love the mixture of theology and antihistamines.
God bless you all (for one reason or another).
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - May 12, 2015 11:02:41 am PDT #26234 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Matt the Bruins fan - May 12, 2015 11:39:03 am PDT #26235 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think it's really interesting that Jesus used the word "Abba" when referring to God; my understanding is it's the Aramaic equivalent of "Papa" or "Daddy" rather than the sterner "Father" that it's usually written as in the Bible. In that context, while I can certainly see people being a disappointment to God I can't quite imagine the angry torment-for-all-eternity response some people see Him having to everyone who doesn't measure up. (Then again, I have a pretty good relationship with my own father; friends who had strict authoritarian fathers probably didn't have the same connotations of the parent-child relationship when applied to religion.)
Connie Neil - May 12, 2015 11:49:05 am PDT #26236 of 30000
brillig
I think of lot of the nature of Christianity is from Paul's influence. It's been a while since I've read the letters, but Paul doesn't seem to be a very cuddly kind of guy.
Hil R. - May 12, 2015 11:58:17 am PDT #26237 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
In modern Hebrew, "Abba" is used like we use "Dad" in English -- it's the usual way that people address their fathers, not just little kids like "Daddy" would be. The more formal word for father is "Av." (My Hebrew grammar is terrible, but I don't think Av would ever be used when talking to your father, rather than about him -- I THINK that, if you wanted to talk TO your father formally, you'd address him as Avi, or "my father." But I could be totally wrong about this.)
Hil R. - May 12, 2015 12:03:58 pm PDT #26238 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
A guy who translates Aramaic says that translating Abba as Daddy is incorrect, linguistically. [link]
shrift - May 12, 2015 12:17:33 pm PDT #26239 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Weird. I just got a call from someone in a nearby Bank of America branch indicating that she's assigned to me and that I should contact her with any banking or investment questions.
Burrell - May 12, 2015 12:26:41 pm PDT #26240 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'd be tempted to call the bank and see if it was a phishing scam, shrift. But I'm mistrusting like that.
Sheryl - May 12, 2015 12:32:44 pm PDT #26241 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Got up to 90 or so today. Tomorrow the predicted high is around 70. Weird.
shrift - May 12, 2015 1:09:32 pm PDT #26242 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'd be tempted to call the bank and see if it was a phishing scam, shrift.
Well, it's literally down the street and the phone number checks out, otherwise I'd be with you. I'm just wondering what kicked off that call from the Financial Advisor.
Calli - May 12, 2015 1:14:41 pm PDT #26243 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The Universalists believed that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross redeemed all sinners. All of them--past, present, and future, believers and non. Mother Theresa and Hitler. Hell's empty, except for maybe a handful of demons who like the climate. I like Universalists. The story was that Universalists thought God was too good to damn people eternally, and Unitarians thought people were too good to be damned, so they decided to merge in the early 20th c and call it even.